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Michigan Officials Close 40 Medical Marijuana Businesses

Officials shuttered 40 businesses without valid licenses and they’re expected to warn hundreds of others that they could be next.

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DETROIT (AP) >> Michigan officials have shuttered 40 medical marijuana businesses that were operating without valid licenses and they’re expected to warn hundreds of others that they could be next.

The state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs started the process of closing down facilities Thursday, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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“Any business that didn’t apply for a license by Feb. 15 isn’t in compliance with the emergency rules that were set up,” said David Harns, spokesman for the department.

According to Lt. Mike Shaw, with The Michigan State Police, two of the 40 cease and desist letters were issued to businesses in Oakland County. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs would not release the names of those businesses.

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The emergency rules allow businesses that have applied for a state operating license to temporarily operate under certain conditions.

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